ENDICOTT – Anton Kunnas’ high school career hit a new high point on Friday. The pole vaulter from Finland who is spending the school year at North Tonawanda captured the overall championship in his specialty. He set a personal best outdoors as he took the title at the New York…
The phrase “fell out of the sky” can be used to describe something completely unexpected. It also describes what happens to a pole vaulter after he reaches the top of his jump. They both fit with the story of Anton Kunnas, who came to North Tonawanda High School last autumn…
North Tonawanda’s Anton Kunnas has had to get comfortable with a new pole length and step count in his pole vault routine this year. He’s had to get comfortable living in a foreign country, too. Kunnas, a senior exchange student from Finland, has fit right in on the North Tonawanda…